Every superhero has a back story, of course, and so it is for The Freeze, who came to life on June 9, 2017, when Nigel Talton ...

ATLANTA — When Atlanta Braves grounds crewmember Nigel Talton was asked during the offseason if he wanted to race fans as a part of an in-game promotion, he had no idea it was the start of something ...

The study lounge is so quiet you can hear the tick-tick-tick of the heater kicking on. At a round table in the center of the room, Nigel Talton is huddled over a stack of books. He is a man on a ...

ATLANTA — At first glance you might not recognize Nigel Talton outside of uniform. That's because for the past 6 years he's been known as "Beat the Freeze" between innings of the Atlanta Braves games ...

On Friday night during the Braves-Mets game at SunTrust Park, one “lucky” fan chosen for the “Beat The Freeze” race landed on his face and brought stardom to “The Freeze.” “The Freeze,” dressed in a ...